Danish–English dictionary

forsvarsværk

(countable) A fortification.

forsvinde

(idiomatic, chiefly, as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.

forsvinding

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

forsvundet

In an unknown location; unable to be found.

forsyne

To furnish (with), cause to be present, supply.

Forsynet

Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.

forsyning

(countable) An amount of something supplied.

forsynings-

(countable) An amount of something supplied.

forsyningsskib

A ship used to transport supplies to offshore installations such as oil and gas platforms.

forsyningstropper

(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.

fort

A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.

fortabe

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance

fortale

(transitive) To encourage support for something.

fortælle

(transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

fortællende

Telling a story.

fortæller

A person who tells stories.

fortælling

An account of real or fictional events.

fortære

(transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.

fortærsket

Repeated too often.

fortegn

(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.

fortegning

A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

fortfremme

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]

fortid

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

fortidig

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

fortjeneste

(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.

fortløbende

following, in succession, without interruption

fortolkning

(by extension) An interpretation.

fortøje

(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.

fortøjring

A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

fortørnelse

Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's group has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

fortræffelig

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

fortrin

(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

fortrinlig

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

fortrolig

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

fortrolighed

A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

fortryde

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

fortryllelse

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

fortryllende

Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

fortsættelse

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

fortvivlet

Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

fortynde

(transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.

fortyndet

That has had something added in order to dilute it.

fortynding

The process of making something dilute.

forud

(chiefly literary or poetic) In advance in position or sequence; ahead.

forudbestemmelse

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

foruden

Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

forudindtaget

Having prejudices.

forudindtagethed

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

forudinstille

(transitive) To set something in advance.

forudinstillet

Set in advance, or as a default.

forudsat at

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

forudsætning

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

forudsætte

To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

forudse

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

forudseelig

able to be foreseen or anticipated

forudsige

(ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

forudsigelig

able to be foreseen or anticipated

forudsigelse

An estimation of a future condition.

forulempe

(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.

forum

A place for discussion.

forundre

(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.

forurene

(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

foruroligende

Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.

forvaltning

(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

forvandle

(copulative) To become (begin to be).

forvarme

(transitive) to heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action

forvarsel

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

forværre

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

forværres

(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

forveksle

(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.

forventet

Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur

forventningsfuld

Marked by expectation.

forvikle

(transitive) To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

forvirre

(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.

forvirrende

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

forvirret

chaotic, jumbled or muddled

forvise

(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

forvisse

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

forvitre

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

forvitring

(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.

forward

(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

foryngelse

The process of rendering young again.

forzinke

(usually) To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means.

fosfat

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

fosfor

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

fosforholdig

(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]

fosforlignende

(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]

fosforsyrlig

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.

fossil

(figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.

foster

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

foto

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

fotogen

Looking good when photographed.

fotograf

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotografere

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

fotografi

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

fotografiapparat

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

fotokopi

A copy made using a photocopier.

fotokopiere

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

fotokopimaskine

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

fotomanipulere

(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

fotomodel

A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

foton

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotosyntese

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

foyer

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

Føbe

A en given name.

føde

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

føde-

(countable) An amount of something supplied.

fødekæde

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

fødeland

One's country of birth.

føderation

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

fødesøgning

The act of searching for food or other items.

fødested

The location where a person was born.

fødsel

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

fødselsdag

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

fødselsdato

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

fødselshjælper

(rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.

fødselshyppighed

(countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.

født

Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

føje

(figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.

føjelig

Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.

føl

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

føle begær

(intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

følehorn

(anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.

følelse

The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

følelseskold

(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

følelsesladet

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

følelsesløs

Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.

følelsesmæssig

Of or relating to the emotions.

føler

(figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.

føletråd

(anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.

følge

(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

følgelig

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

følgende

Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

følgeskare

A following. [from 20th c.]

følgesvend

One who travels together with another.

følgevirkning

A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.

følsom

Responsive to stimuli.

fønikisk

Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

Føniks

A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

føntørrer

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

før

At an earlier time.

førægteskabelig

Before marriage; before getting married.

føre

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

føre bag lyset

(transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).

føre krig

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

fører

One having authority to direct.

Føreren

(historical, Nazism, definite) Adolf Hitler when he was the chancellor of Nazi Germany.

førerkabine

The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled. [from 20th c.]

førerskab

The capacity of someone to lead others.

førkrigs-

Of the time period prior to a war.